Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Nepal at the Olympic Games

Flag of Nepal – Flag bearers
IOC code  NEP
NOC Nepal Olympic Committee
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Competitors 8 in 5 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
0
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Nepal competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country was represented by eight athlethes, who competed in athletics, judo, shooting, swimming and taekwondo.[1] [2]

Contents

Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result
Chandra Kala Thapa Women's 100 m 13.15 Did not advance 72
Arjun Kumar Basnet Men's marathon 2:23:09 45

Judo pictogram.svg Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Women

Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals First Repechage
Round		 Repechage
Quarterfinals		 Repechage
Semifinals		 Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Debu Thapa −63 kg  Chin-Fang (TPE)
1000-0		 Did not advance

Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Women

Athlete Event Qualification Final Rank
Score Rank Score Rank
Maya Kyapchaki 10 m air rifle 380 46th 46th

Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Karishma Karki
Athlete Event Qualification Semiinal Final Rank
Time Rank Time Rank Time
Prasiddha Shah Men's 50m freestyle 27.59 6 Did not advance 81
Karishma Karki Women's 50m freestyle 32.35 2 Did not advance 81

Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Men

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage
Quarterfinals		 Repechage
Semifinals		 Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Deepak Bista −80 kg  Saei (IRI)
L 7-0		 Did not advance  Zhu Guo (CHN)
L 2-6		 Did not advance

Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Men

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Kamal Bahadur Adhikari -69 kg 114 kg 28 154 kg 22 268 kg 22

Note: Adhikari only lifted twice in each event, and did not take a third lift.

References

  1. ^ "Nepal to send 8 athletes to Beijing Olympics", Xinhua, April 29, 2008
  2. ^ "Nepal expects best performance in Beijing Olympics", Xinhua, July 2, 2008


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